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An Intr

• duc tion to the F

utur e Re ady PA Inde x

T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x is the ne w sc ho o l me a sure me nt to o l fo r c o mmunitie s to e va lua te ho w sc ho o ls a re do ing in pre pa ring stude nts fo r c o lle g e , c a re e r, a nd c o mmunity a fte r g ra dua tio n.

Why is Pe nnsylvania adopting the F utur e Re ady PA Inde x? What is the F utur e Re ady PA Inde x?

Pe nnsylva nia ns kno w tha t stude nts, a nd the sc ho o ls tha t se rve the m, a re mo re tha n just sta nda rdize d te st sc o re s, a nd wa nte d a to o l fo r e va lua ting sc ho o ls tha t do e sn’ t re ly so le ly o n sta nda rdize d te st re sults. I n 2015, the sta te De pa rtme nt o f E duc a tio n sta rte d e ng a g ing with c o mmunitie s a ro und the sta te to le a rn wha t wa s impo rta nt to the m a nd to de ve lo p a ne w me a sure . As a re sult, in 2018 Pe nnsylva nia re duc e d PSSA te sting time b y 20 pe rc e nt, a nd e sta b lishe d a ne w me a ning ful se t o f indic a to rs.

 Sc re e nsho t o f inde x Sta te Asse ssme nt Me a sure s

• PSSA & K

e ysto ne Pro fic ie nc y

• Annua l Gro wth
• Pe rc e nt Adva nc e d o n PSSA/ K

e ysto ne s

On-T ra c k Me a sure s

• E

ng lish L a ng ua g e Pro fic ie nc y

• Re g ula r Atte nda nc e
• Gra de 3 Re a ding / Gra d e 7 Ma the ma tic s

Co lle g e a nd Ca re e r Me a sure s

• Gra dua tio n Ra te
• Ca re e r Sta nda rds Be nc hma rk
• I

ndustry-Ba se d L e a rning

• Pe rc e nt Adva nc e d o n I

ndustry Co mpe te nc y

• Rig o ro us Co urse s o f Study
• Po st-Se c o nda ry T

ra nsitio n to Sc ho o l, Milita ry, o r Wo rk

PSSAs ar e administe r e d in gr ade 3- 8 in math and E nglish L anguage Ar ts and gr ade s 4 & 8 in sc ie nc e . Ke ystone E xams asse ss Alge br a I, L ite r atur e and Biology.

Indic ator s

T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x pro vide s a n o ppo rtunity fo r c o mmunitie s‒no t the sta te ‒to de te rmine sc ho o l suc c e ss b a se d o n lo c a l prio ritie s a nd va lue s. T he da shb o a rd pro vide s a c o mpre he nsive sna psho t tha t re duc e s de pe nde nc e o n sta nda rdize d te st sc o re s, a nd g ive s e duc a to rs a n

• ppo rtunity to fo c us o n the c urric ulum tha t is impo rta nt to the ir stude nts

a nd the ir c o mmunitie s.

Why a dashboar d?

Me a sure s displa ye d o n the da shb o a rd a re pra c tic a l, a nd e a sy to re a d a nd unde rsta nd. T he da shb o a rd tre a ts the a c c o unta b ility syste m a s a to o l fo r c o ntinuo us impro ve me nt. Ove ra ll sc ho o l pe rfo rma nc e is a ppa re nt, a nd a re a s o f stre ng th

• r in ne e d o f impro ve me nt a re

e vide nt.

Why a dashboar d?

T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x re c o g nize s tha t stude nts – a nd the sc ho o ls tha t se rve the m – a re mo re tha n just sta nda rdize d te st sc o re s. T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x a llo ws e duc a to rs to de te rmine suc c e sse s a nd ide ntify a re a s fo r impro ve me nt in the ir sc ho o ls a nd pro g ra ms. T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x’ s e a sy-to -na vig a te , a dva nc e d se a rc h func tio n a llo ws a n e duc a to r to find sc ho o ls with simila r de mo g ra phic s a nd c o lla b o ra te to de te rmine wha t is wo rking fo r stude nts in the c o mmo nwe a lth’ s c la ssro o ms.

Why is the F utur e Re ady PA Inde x valuable to e duc ator s?

Why is the F utur e Re ady PA Inde x valuable to our c ommunity?

T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x’ s da shb o a rd a llo ws fo r a mo re c o mpre he nsive lo o k a t ho w Pe nnsylva nia sc ho o ls a re e duc a ting AL L stude nts. I n a dditio n to pro fic ie nc y, the da shb o a rd illustra te s g ro wth, a c hie ve me nt, a nd

• the r da ta b y stude nt g ro up - inc luding e c o no mic a lly disa dva nta g e d stude nts,

E ng lish L e a rne rs, stude nts re c e iving spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s, a nd ra c ia l a nd e thnic g ro ups - impro ving tra nspa re nc y a ro und stude nt pe rfo rma nc e .

Why is the F utur e Re ady PA Inde x valuable to our c ommunity?

T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x re c o g nize s tha t stude nts – a nd the sc ho o ls tha t se rve the m – a re mo re tha n just re sults o n sta nda rdize d te sts. I t fe a ture s a c o lle c tio n o f indic a to rs tha t illustra te a c a de mic pro fic ie nc y, o n-tra c k pro g re ss, a nd c o lle g e a nd c a re e r re a dine ss – he lping to de mo nstra te ho w sc ho o ls a re do ing in pre pa ring stude nts fo r po stse c o nda ry suc c e ss. T he F uture Re a dy da shb o a rd is e a sy to na vig a te - se a rc ha b le b y distric t, sc ho o l, c a re e r a nd te c hnic a l c e nte r, o r lo c a tio n; a nd it inc lude s b a sic info rma tio n a nd de mo g ra phic da ta fo r e a c h sc ho o l. T he F uture Re a dy PA I nde x a lso fe a ture s he lpful filte rs a nd o ptio ns to c o mpa re multiple sc ho o ls.

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